http://www.visionovervisibility.com/2009/06/20/011-why-we-need-the-church/ Using Bono's words to face my Son's death. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:02:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.visionovervisibility.com/2009/06/20/011-why-we-need-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-130 John Miller Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:32:35 +0000 http://www.visionovervisibility.com/?p=373#comment-130 Thanks for saying this dad. It means a lot. I was saying to Pam last night how amazing the love of a Father for a child can be. I've never known this depth of emotion before... it's a hard place to travel. I'm reading Ruth slowly again and again, looking forward to what you unpack for me on vacation. Thanks for saying this dad. It means a lot. I was saying to Pam last night how amazing the love of a Father for a child can be. I’ve never known this depth of emotion before… it’s a hard place to travel. I’m reading Ruth slowly again and again, looking forward to what you unpack for me on vacation.

]]> http://www.visionovervisibility.com/2009/06/20/011-why-we-need-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Dad Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:39:58 +0000 http://www.visionovervisibility.com/?p=373#comment-129 John, I know that today...Father's Day...is a Strange Day for you. It reminds me of Naomi's (her name means Beautiful) coming back to Bethlehem having lost her husband and two sons. Gone. Dead. And the women said, "Is this Beautiful?" She reacted almost violently, spitting out the words, "Don't call me Beautiful, call me Bitter." How can we say Happy Father's Day when you are a father without a son? And yet because another Father went without his Son, we can say Happy Father's Day! One day you'll push Ben on that tire swing. A real Ben on a real tire swing. Happy Father's Day, John! John,
I know that today…Father’s Day…is a Strange Day for you. It reminds me of Naomi’s (her name means Beautiful) coming back to Bethlehem having lost her husband and two sons. Gone. Dead. And the women said, “Is this Beautiful?” She reacted almost violently, spitting out the words, “Don’t call me Beautiful, call me Bitter.” How can we say Happy Father’s Day when you are a father without a son? And yet because another Father went without his Son, we can say Happy Father’s Day! One day you’ll push Ben on that tire swing. A real Ben on a real tire swing. Happy Father’s Day, John!

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